Eureka, California

For other uses, see Eureka (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Yreka, California.

Eureka, California
City
Aerial view: Eureka on Humboldt Bay
Aerial view: Eureka on Humboldt Bay
Flag of Eureka, California
Flag
Official seal of Eureka, California
Seal
Motto: 
Eureka! (I have found it!)[1]
Location within Humboldt County
Location within Humboldt County
Eureka is located in California
Eureka
Eureka
Location within California
Eureka is located in the United States
Eureka
Eureka
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 40°48′07″N 124°09′49″W / 40.80194°N 124.16361°W / 40.80194; -124.16361[2]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
FoundedMay 13, 1850
Incorporated (town)April 18, 1856[3]
Re-incorporated (city)February 19, 1874
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager[4]
 • MayorKim Bergel[5]
 • City managerGreg Sparks[6]
 • State senatorMike McGuire (D)[7]
 • AssemblymemberJim Wood (D)[8]
 • U. S. rep.Jared Huffman (D)[9]
Area
[10]
 • City14.45 sq mi (37.43 km2)
 • Land9.38 sq mi (24.30 km2)
 • Water5.07 sq mi (13.13 km2)  35.07%
 • Urban
18.498 sq mi (47.908 km2)
Elevation
[2]
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)[12]
 • City26,512
 • Density2,846.33/sq mi (1,098.96/km2)
 • Urban
48,119[11]
DemonymEurekan
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes[13]
95501–95503, 95534
Area code707
FIPS code06-23042
GNIS feature IDs277605, 2410463
Websitewww.ci.eureka.ca.gov
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Reference no.477

Eureka (/jʊˈriːkə/ yuurr-EE-kə;[15] Wiyot: Jaroujiji;[16] Hupa: dahwilahłding;[17][18] Karok: Uuth[19]) is a city and the county seat of Humboldt County, located on the North Coast of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt Bay, 270 miles (435 km) north of San Francisco and 100 miles (161 km) south of the Oregon border.[20] At the 2020 census, the population of the city was 26,512[12] and the population of the greater Eureka area was 48,119.[11]

Eureka is the largest coastal city between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon,[21] and the westernmost city of more than 25,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states.[22][23] The proximity to the sea causes the city to have an extremely maritime climate with very small annual temperature differences and seasons mainly being defined by the rainy winters and dry summers, whereas nearby inland areas are much hotter in summer. It is the regional center for government, health care, trade, and the arts on the North Coast north of the San Francisco Bay Area. Greater Eureka, one of California's major commercial fishing ports, is the location of the largest deep-water port between San Francisco and Coos Bay, a stretch of about 500 miles (805 km).[22]

The headquarters of both the Six Rivers National Forest and the North Coast Redwoods District of the California State Parks System are in Eureka. As entrepôt for hundreds of lumber mills that once existed in the area, the city played a leading role in the historic West Coast lumber trade. The entire city is a state historic landmark, which has hundreds of significant Victorian homes, including the nationally recognized Carson Mansion, and the city has retained its original 19th-century commercial core as a nationally recognized Old Town Historic District.[24] Eureka is home to California's oldest zoo, the Sequoia Park Zoo.[25]

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  2. ^ a b "Eureka". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Charter of the City of Eureka". American Legal Publishing. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "City of Eureka, CA – Mayor". Mayor & City Council Bios. City of Eureka. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Message from the City Manager". City of Eureka. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  8. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  9. ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  10. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Eureka CCD, Humboldt County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Quick Facts: Eureka city, California". The United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  14. ^ "Population and Housing, City of Eureka". City of Eureka: Marina Center Mixed Use Development Project IV.L-1 ESA. Eureka, California. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  15. ^ "Eureka". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  16. ^ "Wiyot Tribe". Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  17. ^ "Hupa Language Online". nalc.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  18. ^ Cal Poly Humboldt, Center For Community Development (1974). Hupa History: Literature and Culture. Hoopa Area Office, Hoopa, CA: U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. p. 12.
  19. ^ Gerh, Susan (2005). Karuk Dictionary. LBD Publishers. p. 301.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  20. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  21. ^ Walters, Heidi (January 17, 2013). "Eureka Has a New Boss". North Coast Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  22. ^ a b General Plan. City of Eureka, California. February 23, 1999. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2011. Page 3: Located on California's North Coast, Eureka is the westernmost city of the contiguous United States and the largest coastal city in California north of San Francisco. Eureka is situated on Humboldt Bay, which is the most important port between San Francisco and Coos Bay Oregon.
  23. ^ Eureka (city), California Archived September 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, State & County QuickFacts, January 10, 2013, note: in data set
  24. ^ Eureka: An Architectural View. Eureka, California: Eureka Heritage Society. 1987. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-9615004-0-5. Archived from the original on February 12, 2006.
  25. ^ "Sequoia Park Zoo: Over 100 Years of Change". sequoiaparkzoo.net. Sequoia Park Zoo & Foundation.